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Honestly i think it would be a lot of thousands, just because of the time involved, and yeah, I should think of it like that. If I can't enjoy it pretend i'm paying self. I've booked to hire a little scaffold next week, in time for the thunder storms.
 
Finally, just with 2nd coat of undercoat on, I can stand here with a tea and go yeah That's Better. Not great or anything not great at all but better, and I need that feeling in order to carry on, being an instant gratification person. The job's hard cos there's so much to do before you can see any progress.

13 of them all like this or worse, and half of them either don't open or don't close :facepalm:

Whoever painted them white whilst the windows were shut, I was planning to use my rage against them to motivate me but I kind of get why they did that now, the unforgivable but relatable twats.
 

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oh crap. what am i supposed to do with this bit? :facepalm:
silicone ftw? :(
Maybe wasps ate it idk.
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Small brick at bottom will definitely need some mortar.
re. silicone, would depend how well the frame is fitted. If it doesn’t move then yeah, silicone but otherwise might need packing and screwing first.
If there are a few that need silicone, it would be well worth saving them and getting a decent mastic man in to do in one hit.
I will never do any finish mastic again now I have (mastic) Mike ;)
 
a mastic man!
Would a mastic man come round at exactly the day when i've sanded all of the windows and removed the failed putty etc ?
This seems complex to plan.

I really wanted to avoid Mortar, I feel like that's a step beyond my abilities. maybe its not though, its just a kind of coarse filler.
 
a mastic man!
Would a mastic man come round at exactly the day when i've sanded all of the windows and removed the failed putty etc ?
This seems complex to plan.

I really wanted to avoid Mortar, I feel like that's a step beyond my abilities. maybe its not though, its just a kind of coarse filler.
That would be a glaziers job.
I was meaning if there are more frames requiring sealing against the brickwork.
They can just be left and dealt with after.
 
a mastic man!
Would a mastic man come round at exactly the day when i've sanded all of the windows and removed the failed putty etc ?
This seems complex to plan.

I really wanted to avoid Mortar, I feel like that's a step beyond my abilities. maybe its not though, its just a kind of coarse filler.
Just a thought, would it be worth asking the bloke who fitted your new door for advice about the best way of tackling your windows? He might be able to give some pro tips none of us would know. :)
 
(My immediate thought would have been expanding foam tbh, but I have only done that when there has been a gap on the inside - there is a particular foam you need that allows the frames to expand and contract due to temperature changes. Not sure about tackling it from the outside mind you)
 
(My immediate thought would have been expanding foam tbh, but I have only done that when there has been a gap on the inside - there is a particular foam you need that allows the frames to expand and contract due to temperature changes. Not sure about tackling it from the outside mind you)
I thought foam but it can be messy and difficult to clean off brickwork.
 
Just a thought, would it be worth asking the bloke who fitted your new door for advice about the best way of tackling your windows? He might be able to give some pro tips none of us would know. :)
Thats a good idea. He might suggest pvc windows but he would know the best solution for the gappy frames.
I'm quite looking forward to mortar now.
Just been looking at this : Create a Pebble Mosaic - FineGardening
but thats for after the months of window repairs. Though i might, maybe, press little stones into the mortar gaps round the windows just cos its my house and nobody can tell me thats not allowed.
 
I used expanding foam underneath the woodwork beneath our patio door. I filled the hole (win) but ruined the newly painted woodwork and all the brickwork within a 5m radius (not so win).
 
i still haven't finished the first window and its forecast to rain most of the time from now until sometime next week. rain means cant do anything at all doesn't it, paintwise. :rolleyes:
 
People with wooden windows,
Are they painted with the exact same paint inside and outside or not ? And if not, please for the sake of my remaining sanity, tell me where the line is between in and out thank you.
 
People with wooden windows,
Are they painted with the exact same paint inside and outside or not ? And if not, please for the sake of my remaining sanity, tell me where the line is between in and out thank you.
Our kitchen ones aren’t and there is no good answer to your second question in my experience
 
People with wooden windows,
Are they painted with the exact same paint inside and outside or not ? And if not, please for the sake of my remaining sanity, tell me where the line is between in and out thank you.

They are not (necessarily). The key thing is that the outside should be painted with a weatherproof paint. You can also paint the inside with the same paint if you’re happy with the colour/finish, won’t be a problem, but people often want different inside.

As for the boundary between them :D - it’s wherever you want really. All you need to try to be sure is that any part that’s exposed to the elements when the window is closed is the outside paint. Other than that ideally you want none of the external paint visible inside and vice versa when the window is shut, so somewhere on the hidden bits (edges visible when open) is perfect. But really provided criterion one is fulfilled it’s an aesthetic choice really.

I am not a professional decorator :)
 
Turns out that it is really fuggin hard to take a photo of a window from inside the house, but I just had a go. This is our bathroom window, which is steel but painted white on the inside and black on the outside.

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